Building construction



Aug. 26 192 1506356 W. MURPHY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 2, 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 W llEL-rrL Mima@ Aug. 26 1924. I w. MURPHY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed 1923 3 Sheeis-Sheet 5 Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM MURPHY, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

BUILDING CONSTEUCTION.

Application filed August 2, 1923.

To all whom it may 00716677@ Be it known that I, WILLIAM MURPHY, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Montreal, in the Province of Quebec and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Building Constructions, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in building constructions.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of an improved type of building Construction, particularly well adapted for use in the constructon of walls, em-

' bodying a novel and economical principle of wall Construction.

A further object of this nvention is the provision of an insulated wall Construction of relat-vely simple nature, which contemplates the provision of interlocking planks or like members having inner and outer encasing walls or finishings so related thereto as to provide inner and outer air spaces in the wall Construction.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a wall Construction of the above mentioned character which is so constructed that capillary attra cton is reduced to a minimum, thus providing a weather proof structure. j

A further object of this invention is the provision of a relatively simple type of wall Construction of such nature that liability of Settlement` of walls will be reduced to a minimum.

i structed after this system.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of planks, strips, or other members, so arranged and connected that they may receive inner and outer wall finishings to provide a hollow Serial No. 655321.

wall Construction of relatively simple and economical nature.

Figure l is a fragmentary perspective View of a modified form of plank or strip used in this invention.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a further form of plank which may be used in connection with this invention.

Figure 6 is a further modified form of plani: or strip preferably adapted for use in the construction of bungalows or the like, where it is not desired to apply outer finishng or facing thereof.

Figure 7 is a further form of plank which may be used in connection with this invention.

In the drawings, Wherein for the purpese of illustration is shown but the prefer-red embodiment of this invention, the letter A may generally designate a wall constru ction which may be formed of the interlocked planks B, C, D, E, or F, upon a foundation structure G, and in connection with the outer finishing H, and inner finishing K.

Referring to the improved wall Construction A, the foundation Gr may be of any .approved type, and upon which the wall sill 10 may be placed. The planks or members B may be of various sizes, and are of any length, being vertically arranged in interlocked relation upon the tops of the sill 10. The plank B is preferably provided with a groove 11 upon one longitudinal edge 12 thereof, which is arranged closer to the side or face 13 than with respect to the other side or face 14. Between the groove 11 and the surface 13, a tongue 15 is thus provided. The opposte edge 17 is similarly formed, having the longitudinally extending groove 18 therein, which is preferably disposed closer to the face 14: than with respect to the face 13, diftering in this respect from the groove ll. A longitudinally extending rib or finger portion 20 is thus provided at the edge 17 of the plank B. Diagonally opposite corners of the plank B are longitudinally bevelled, as at 22 and 23; the bevelled portions 23 and 22 being arranged adjacent the edges 12 and 17 and respectively on the opposite corners from the tongues 20 and 15.

Referring to the method of assembling the planks or members B, as before mentud'nal -ribs and eXtending respectively into the grooves 18 and ll ofadjacent looks B, substantellyr as. is illustrated i in Figure 3 of the drawings' In' this relation,

the planks B are in relatively offsetrelation, ;1

although the planes of the same are substantially parallel, and' thezgbevelled ou-.ten

edges 22 of the blocks B are all disposed in the same plane,- as are alsothe innerbevelled edges or corners 23 disposed in (the same` plane at-.theopposite side of the plank's B.

- .The planks B when `assembled upon the sill 10 in their interlooked relation areeach z disposed at an acutean gle with respect to the normal plane of the wall,- as can read-fly' be seen from the sectionalviewa of Figure 2. VVith such an arrangement, when the outer finishing or. wall :structure H, which in most finstances will :ben-brick as ilglustrated in Figures 1-' and Qef the drawi ngs is PlLCL said wall or finishingstructure H will rest:: in abutting relation against:: the hevelled -corners or v surfaces 22 'of the interlocked planks to form an outerair space 27 interr The' inner wall structure or finishing` K takes various forms, and-:in mostinstances will-include the lathingB With the Plaster eoating 30% for1ned thereover. The-;lathing As the sill 10 of the wall structure A is relatively wider thantheinterlocked planks B and' 35, at the found'ation G, will be closed 'Similarly at the top' of the interlocked u planks .member or platform 40 which closes the air it is preferred 'to-lay' a sealing spaces 27 and 35 at the'top'of the 'Wtll'StlJHC- ture' A, substantially ass illustrated in Figure l of the draw-ings.

v At thejuncture oftl1e-walls,` it is preferred also to interlock the bl'ocks or planksi' .To this end, a corner planlr 42"of-the r wall A, as is i1lustrated= in -Figure 2 of the drawings is made of somewhat novel ;forma- .*tion, 'having j longtudinally e-X-tendng `grooves '43 an'd 44 inwardly'of a sde surface 45' ther'eof, adaptedto receivethe longitudin'ally extending tongue portions of the -plank- B of the adjacent wal1 therein, substant ially as is--illustr-ated in Figure 2 of the i draw-ings.

1 Beferring to the modified forn` of plank --or-memher O,*- the same follows-inthe: main I after the structure of -the'plank'- B,` but is `preferably provided with a plural'ty of grooves 47 inwardly of the longitudinal edges 48, thereof adapted to receive in interfitting relation therew'ith, any of a plu- ,ality i of the longitudinally extending ribs `'49 'o'an adjacent block C, substantially as isillustrated in Figure 4 of the drawings. The planks Ootherwise are formed as the planks B, although it is not necessary to pro videgthe bevelled corners 22 and 23 as is illustrated 'in the preferred form of the inventon. lVhenh-nterlocked the planks C are in oflset parallel relation, and are each likewise disposed at an acute angleto the nornal'plane of the wall in'which they are positioned. HoweVer, withsuclrplanks C,

the t hickness of a wall may be regulated, as it is possible, torregulete the depthzotlthe disposed:longitudinally inwardly of the side marg-ins on edges 52% thereo'f, said' grooves -beingequ -d'stant `fronthe sidefacee ofthe plank B. The cornersfofthis'type ofplank r are not bevelled', asuusedin thepreferred form of p-lank BQ Thecooperation of the Ref-errng to :thetype of plankE, the

=seme is preferably "provided 'for' thecon- :1530 can be Secured, as by mailing, orotherwise, to thebevelled ed ging'23' of interlcoked planks B, so that an inner airspace 35 is: mprovided between 'the' inter-locked: plank B and the-inner wall structureor finishing K.

'erahly previded'with-the grooves 6.0 ;and 61 extending nwardly :of ,the opposite; inarginal edges 62 andi 63 respectively thereof ;uthe groove bei-ng disposed Closer to theineide surface=64of theiplank E than.

*with respect to. .the opposite orgoutenside surface' 65, hereas the groove 61 is disposed closer'to the outer sde ('than with respect to theinner side 64.: v Between' the longitud nal groove 6O andathe innerusde 64, a longitudinally extending ril) or tongue usprovded, which s. squaredan. cross section and ad-apted for cooperation in the longtudinal groove 61' of ;an adj acentawplank E; the eornen surfacing of the planit- E :from i the groove 60 around to the outer side 65 being- GODVBX, as at 167. The groovel at the edge 63:oftheplankE has a longitrated in Figure Giof thedrawingst From the greove 61 anoundto wardthe:iennexside 64 "ofnthe plwk, a convex surface 7lis 'proi-zided,`` which' fis at; the' diagonally ophen the planks E are in interlocked relation as is illustrated in Figure 6 of the clrawings, the exposed corners of the interlocked planks are all ornamentally convexed.

YVith this type of plank, no inner or outer finishing surface need be used, although it may be used if so desired.

Referring to the modified arrangement of interlocked or connecting planks, F, a wal structure formed of the same will probably be the most econonical construction, as it is not contemplated 'to provide grooves or interlocked tongues on the edges thereo'. The planks F are merely arranged upon a foundation or sill, and nailed in their relatively ofl'set and parallel relation. They are, however, arranged similar to the planks B in the wall A, that is, they are disposed at an acute angle to the normal plane of the wall of which they form a part, so that it is possible to provide inner and outer spaces at the opposite sides thereof and in connection with inner and outer finishing wall Construction.

From the foregoing description of this invention, it is apparent thata novel type of wall structure has been provided, which will be relatively simple and economical to construct, and yet effectively insulate the wall structure against temperature Variations. It is thus possible to prevent frost, water and the like from traversing from the outside to the inside of the wall, and on the other hand it is possible to maintain a room or like enclosure heated more c'tficiently with the hollow wall construction than is possible with the solid type of wall. The plank members may be relatively assembled in units of any desired number, and then placed upon the sill 10 and nailed or otherwise secured thereto for vertical positioning. It is obvious that a relatively great area of wall Construction can thus he economically built in a minimum of time, and after which the inner or outer encasing or finishing structures H and K may be added.

Various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be made to the form of invention herein shown and de scribed, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim: l

1. A Wall Construction comprising elongated Vertically arranged interlocked relatively offset planks encased in outer and inner finishings to provide air spaces at the sides of said interlocked planks.

2. That method of wall construction which consists in securing interlocking ofset planks together, securing them to a foundation, and providing a finishing wall portion in abutment at a side of the offset planks to provide air spaces between the planks and the finishing wall portion.

3. A wall Construction comprising vertically disposed interlocked otlset planks arranged in acute angular relation along the plane of 'the wall which they define, and inner and outer casing structures for said interlocked planks in abutting relation with said interlocked planks and providing air spaces on each side of said interlocked planks.

4. A wall Construction comprising a sill, vertically disposed elongated planks' inter locked in o'ffset relation, inner and outer finishing wall structures providing air spaces between the interlocked planks and said inner and outer wall structures, and neans arranged over the tops of said walls to enclose said air spaces, said air spaces being enclosed at said sill.

5. A wall Construction comprising a plurality ofi building planks, and means cooperatively formed on said planks for adjustably connecting said planks together in ofi'set relation so that the dimension of the ofi'set may be varied.

6. That method of wall Construction which consists in securing vertically disposed planks in parallel ofl set relation, securing them on a foundation so that the planks are in acute angula* relation to the normal plane of the wall which they form, and providing nishing encasing structures at each side thereo' and in spaced relation therewith to provide air spaces.

XVILLIAM MURPHY. 

